United in Dissatisfaction?

" well there's plain complaining both inside and outside the beltway about the president's plan to cut next year's federal budget. Chief political correspondent Carl Cameron reports the dissatisfaction. Crosses party lines. The president's proposed seventeen billion dollars in federal program reductions is. Half of 1% of his record shattering three point four trillion dollar spending plan for next year complaints are bipartisan both in and out of Washington. Defense cuts are more than half overall eight point eight billion dollars including termination of the F 22 raptor missile defense gets trimmed over a billion. Alaska democratic senator mark -- supports keeping the program and Republican Governor Sarah Palin issued a statement opposing the cut quote. This is an outrageous move at a time when North Korea has shown -- willingness to flout international sentiments and conduct missile tests. A 400 million dollar Justice Department program reimbursing states -- incarcerating illegal immigrants would be eliminated. California senator Dianne Feinstein immediately announced her quote deep disappointment then committed to protected. The 600 million dollar terrorism insurance program created after the 9/11 attacks is eliminated the Obama budget New York senator Charles Schumer is defending it. Education takes the second biggest overall hit Democrats in general are upset four point one billion comes out including the safe and drug free schools programs and various state community grants such as even start which funds local literacy programs. Farm state Democrats particularly those facing floods and a smaller harvest this year announced opposition to any cuts in agriculture subsidies. The White House says priorities may change in the months ahead with the economy and there are still more details to be outlined. House and senate Democrats passed there three point 55 trillion dollar budget blueprint last week. It's larger than what the president's now proposed and both spend tax and borrow too much for Republicans."

" We're working on real cuts double save real money and bring down the size of the deficit. And over the next couple weeks you'll have a chance to see what real budget cuts --"

" The GOP does not have the votes to influence much and the truth is no matter what either party promises or which one has the majority the size of the federal government and the budget has always steadily grown. Next year is different because the explosive growth is so disproportionately bigger than ever before in Washington Carl Cameron Fox News."